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Samuel Milton Bruce 1828 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 01 Aug 1897

Death Location: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States

Father: Charles Bruce

Mother: Angelina Wright

Spouse(s): Sarah Layman

Children(s): Minnehaha Mullin, Florence Bruce

According to available records, Samuel Milton Bruce (Capt) was born in 1828 in Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, the child of Charles Polk Bruce and Angelina Goodwin Wright. Following those early years, Samuel Milton Bruce (Capt) married Sarah Elizabeth Layman, and their family grew to include Minnehaha Angeline Mullin and Florence Belle Bruce. In the later years of life, Samuel Milton Bruce (Capt) died in 1897 in Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.

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Parents

Charles Bruce
1799 – 1850
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Angelina Wright
1801 – 1831
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Layman
1840 – 1926
Birth Location: Newfield, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Minnehaha Mullin
1864 – 1961
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
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Florence Bruce
1866 – 1916
Birth Location: Getty, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
FB

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 01 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
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